Retaining Wall Build with Landscape block

[ktm010]

I did this project this past fall with the help from my JD955. The project showed the limitations of the #7 hoe which I've had for about 1 year or so, also used the newly build forks with SSQA which I built from Ideas from this site and help from the members, Thank You!!.

 

[ktm010]

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[ktm010]

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[ktm010]

All done except for planting some grass and shrubs. I had some pavers from an old sidewalk I replaced a few years back. Laid them down for a nice area in front of the doors

 

[V1Rotate]

Wow, looks great.

 

[ktm010]

Just throwing this out there, used all natural stone for this wall, and water drainage or run off to keep water off the driveway

 

[BruceWard]

Looks great!

Where did you get the blocks?

 

[archerynut]

Great job. Looks great!!

 

[arsenix2001]

Wow, why the huge batter? We installed for 8 years and never saw more than a 1/2 inch batter called for on a small wall like that. Although now that I look closer thats not a pin system is it, looks like lipped units? Hmm never used those. Nice job though.

 

[mjncad]

Much better than the old landscape timbers and you built a good foundation for it and the drain pipes behind the wall should go a long way towards keeping the hydrostatic pressure from undoing your hard work.

Pavestone www.pavestone.com uses the lip system and I believe they have different batter angles depending on the block style.

 

[mojoinco]

Wow, nice-- I don't think Rome was built any better!

Going this direction with an addition to our house: The garden level basement will be a full width walk out, ~25' wide. Yard to door stop ~3-4'.

What slope did you use on the walk out? 1/4"/ft? What was your footing depth/width? How did you cut the stone so well for the drain? What is your soil type (clay/sand/etc)? And what is the block?

Thanks, I figure that weather conditions here aren't as bad as yours, so a good reference to what I want to do. Any particular considerations you made for the project?

 

[paul dyar]

Great job. What did you use to put the holes in the blocks?
Paul

 

[ktm010]

The slope was about 1/4"/ft I made sure it had plenty with the doors there, seems to work fine, footer base was about 8" well tamped, lots of stone and fabric to keep the stone clean for drainage. I used a hammer drill with a 1/4" bit and a grinder with a diamond wheel, and I would never work without one for pavers and walls, then I filled the block with some concrete mix being how I weakened it. The only thing I was concerned about was drainage being the top of the wall is below grade so rain water will run towards the wall. I did grade a swail behind each wall to divert the flow time will tell, and at least 12" of stone behind the wall for drainage also. It should last a long time the used RR ties had been in their 21 years.

 

[Bill Hoffman]

Allan Blocks? Used them here and they're quick, fast and stable. Nice work.
You won't have to revisit this work for many, many, many years.

Bill

 

[Johnbro]

Really nice job. Kudos!